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In past years, athletes kept quiet on social topics, fearing they would upset the wrong people and it would somehow jeopardize their career for giving an opinion. Those days seem to be disappearing as more and more athletes, especially NBA athletes are speaking out on controversial topics, using the mega platform they have to reach […]

Everybody knew Brock Lesnar’s return to the UFC Octagon was going to be short lived, because he’s under contract with the WWE, but that didn’t stop him from dominating Mark Hunt at UFC 200. It was all fun, games, and money made until Friday when the UFC announced Brock Lesnar was flagged for a potential […]

The UFC is cracking down on PED violators. The UFC announced on Friday that Brock Lesnar has been flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a potential violation stemming from a pre-UFC 200 test. UFC has stated the USADA learned of the violation late Thursday night, 5 days after the fight. UFC.com posted the statement: “The UFC organization […]

The wife of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry, Ayesha, made herself a target on social media during the 2016 NBA Finals when she claimed Game 6 was rigged for money & ratings. It doesn’t help that she responds to trolls on twitter all the time, which opens herself up to being trolled even more. […]

On Friday, The Denver Broncos locked up their Super Bowl MVP winning linebacker Von Miller with a massive six-year, $114.5-million contract extension. And Miller showed his gratitude by posting a video on Twitter. In it, Miller is edited over actor Cuba Gooding Jr. in a famous scene from the movie “Jerry Maguire.” “It’s been a great 5 years, here’s to 6 more […]

Score one for Roger Goodell and the National Football League. Earlier this week, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady found out he would indeed be suspended for the first 4 games of the 2016 NFL season after a federal court judge denied his DeflateGate appeal. Tom Brady’s request for an en banc hearing before the […]

Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas is not a fan of Philadelphia 76ers #1 overall pick Ben Simmons decision to sit out a summer league game on Thursday. During the game, Simmons was seen signing autographs and taking pictures with fans and Isiah put him on blast for not being out there and competing. “You’re 19 earn your money […]

Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan might not seem like a pair of cut-ups to, well, anyone, but even after just three years together on the Spurs, the two apparently enjoyed a very close relationship that ultimately kept the big man from going to Orlando after he won his first champsionship in San Antonio. Everyone figured […]

Katy Perry is no stranger to bombastic, inspirational songs meant to lift people up, so it makes sense that she would be recruited by NBC to put an anthem together for the upcoming Olympics in Rio. The new song is called “Rise,” and it’s more than a song to her. It’s something that can unify […]

Here’s something you don’t see every day. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, a.k.a. the Greek Freak, has reported for mandatory military service in his native Greece along with his brother, former D-League player Thanasis Antetokounmpo. Since Wednesday, Greek news outlet Proto Thema has been running photos and video of the Antetokounmpo brothers showing up at […]

With the Olympics just weeks away, the relay teams in Brazil are running the torch through the city for all to see. Of course, this Olympics might give us a little less to celebrate, what with the Zika virus, the polluted water, the jaguar executions, and the humanitarian conditions in Brazil. A protestor, almost certainly […]

If you were going to bet on who the better dancer was, Rob Gronkowski or Ciara, you’d have to bet big on Ciara, right? I mean, she had a song called “1, 2 Step.” That pretty much gives her the advantage right there. Well, you’d be right. Last night the two engaged in a good-natured […]

The Basketball Tournament is officially underway. The West and South regions have already whittled the number of teams from 16 to four. This weekend the Midwest and Northeast will do the same to complete the so-called Super 16. And on August 2, two teams will battle it out on ESPN for $2 million in prize […]

Last weekend Tom Brady did not yet know that his deflategate appeal was going to be denied. The official announcement didn’t come until Wednesday. But Brady knew a decision was coming soon, and he probably had a sense that it wasn’t going to go his way. So to keep his mind off all that, he […]

The start of the 2016 NFL season is less than two months away, so now may be a good time to start familiarizing yourself with some of the new rules implemented by the league during the offseason. Via the NFL’s official rulebook for the 2016 season, here’s a list of all the new rule changes […]